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How can I deactivate a windows 2022 server license on a VM to move to a new VM?

Anonymous
2024-05-13T14:40:31+00:00

I'm moving from one VM to a new one. When I attempt to activate the license on the new server I'm told I'm out of activations.

I've powered on the old VM and used SLMGR to deactivate the old server.

HELP!

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-14T00:33:02+00:00

    Hello   Jim Belknap，

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

    To deactivate a Windows Server 2022 license on a VM, you can follow these steps:

    1. Open an elevated command prompt on the old VM.
    2. Type "slmgr.vbs /upk" and press Enter. This will uninstall the product key from the old VM.
    3. Shut down the old VM.
    4. Start the new VM and try to activate the license again.

    I hope the information above is helpful.

    If you have any question or concern, please feel free to let us know.

    Best Regards,

    Haijian Shan

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